London, UK – 25^th March 2025, Premier Science Ltd integrates the Problematic Paper Screener (PPS) into its eWorkflow submission system. The Problematic Paper Screener was established in 2021 by Cabanac et al, working at the Computer Science Department of the University of Toulouse.¹ By looking for tortured phrases and generative AI as “fingerprints”, the tool can identify nonsensical computer-generated articles. Premier Science worked with Prof. Cabanac to integrate the PPS into Eworkflow’s submission system and now scans for over 8,000 “fingerprints”.

Dr Riaz Agha, Publishing Director at Premier Science, who led the integration commented; we are grateful to Professor Cabanac and his colleagues for sharing their deep expertise in this area with us. This integration adds to the suite of research integrity tools already integrated with eWorkflow. This will ensure more thorough screening and empower our Editors to reject poor-quality and unauthentic scholarly contributions from our publishing ecosystem. The tool has already passed its pilot phase and is making an excellent contribution.

Further information: Dr Riaz Agha, Publishing Director, Premier Science Ltd riaz@premierscience.com

About Premier Science

Premier Science is an independent publisher of open access journals. Our focus is growing and developing fields with great potential for innovation, research, and discovery. We utilise our own software, such as Eworkflow, to organise the submission, peer-review, and decision-making of manuscripts. We combine innovation and technology with editorial excellence, a commitment to unparalleled reach and visibility, and a passion for advocacy for all areas of scientific exploration as we work to publish and share science that inspires.

Footnote

1. Guillaume Cabanac, Cyril Labbé, Alexander Magazinov. The 'Problematic Paper Screener' automatically selects suspect publications for post-publication (re)assessment, 2021, available at: https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.04895